In a crossover anime, do you believe that a machine spirit can defeat a fake human?

As for the book's concept... to be honest, the formula used in this book is probably one of those overused and commonplace ideas? I don't know. I often do things headfirst like a naive newbie, so maybe I should try hitting a wall and see what happens.

This book isn't exactly a "feel-good" novel, at least not in my personal opinion. When I was writing it, I envisioned mostly asymmetrical conflicts, meaning that the focus was more on intellectual battles and character development.

Uh, I seem to have written too much...

Well, since you've read this far, it means you readers have accepted my less-than-stellar work. From now on, I will do my best to polish it into something better.

Book club 1097940827, there are catgirls and crossdressing cats, come and play cats.

Thank you so much, dear readers!

Adolescent Syndrome: Chapter Seventy-One - Sniping (Seeking First Subscription!)

"Yi-kun, I don't have any clean clothes." Just as it was time to take a bath, Mai Sakurajima remembered this and quietly walked over to Chen Yi, who was drawing a design plan, and poked the back of his hand.

"...Should I go downstairs to buy it at this time?" Chen Yi habitually pressed save, then looked at her and then at the time.

Around 8:30.

"No need... Do you have any women in your family... Well, probably not." Mai Sakurajima blushed.

"Then I'll wear yours! Don't have any objections!" Then she quickly left the study.

"Don't take the wrong one! Don't rummage through those two middle drawers!" Chen Yi shouted towards the door, craning his neck.

Don't ask why I don't go to the convenience store to buy it. Forget about whether they have it or not; going there at this hour would be pure suicide.

......

Thunder rumbled outside the window, accompanied by rain.

The 'Messenger-1' oath has been recited, but 'Messenger-1' still shows no sign of moving.

"Why is this?" Chen Yi looked left and right, but still couldn't understand.

Did something go wrong?

"Yi-kun." Mai Sakurajima's voice rang out, sounding somewhat muffled.

"Where's the hairdryer?" Chen Yi walked to the bathroom and vaguely heard the sound of something being rummaged through.

"Behind the mirror, that's the cabinet," Chen Yi said, suddenly remembering that he hadn't changed his dressing yet.

The washbasin seems to be in the bathroom... well, let's wait a bit.

The rain intensified, and the sound of raindrops pounding against the security bars on the balcony filled the air. Chen Yi walked over, intending to close the glass door.

"Commander, wait a moment." Kroos suddenly appeared, standing beside Chen Yi, and pointed to the street in the rainy night.

"What is that...?"

On the winding street, at the highest point of the slope, stood a figure that did not resemble a human.

"I'll go get the binoculars." Chen Yi quickly returned to the study and rummaged through the drawers.

"The white one... that enhanced evil spirit?"

"It's also possible that he's just an ordinary spider-man."

"Lily-shaped mouthparts... Ordinary spider-men don't have these. It must be the enhanced evil spirit from last time." Adjusting the focus of his binoculars, Chen Yi came to a terrible conclusion.

This guy chased me all the way into the city, and even got to the neighborhood near my house.

"Commander, it's facing away from us now."

"A good opportunity." Chen Yi took out the rifle he had just maintained and installed the optical sight.

"At this distance, can we hit it?" Chen Yi looked through the optical sight at the profile of the enhanced evil spirit and asked Krokay beside him.

"750m, low visibility, crosswind at 11 o'clock, sustained wind speed of 14 meters per second, peak gust of 19 meters per second, humidity of 99%, temperature of 14°C, air density is low." Kroos did not answer the question, but quickly reported a series of information.

"The enhanced evil spirit is unaware of our presence. You may fire, Commander."

The two stood on the balcony, letting the heavy rain pelt them. Chen Yi placed the rifle handguard on the windowsill and slowly adjusted the optical sight.

The HK416 with its 16.5-inch barrel has an effective range of 600 meters, but the opponent was far beyond the effective range of the gun in my hand.

But it doesn't matter, the machine spirit will make up for the accuracy of the gun itself.

"Phew..." Chen Yi let out a long breath, held his breath, and pulled the trigger with a little force.

The enhanced evil spirit in his field of vision suddenly moved. Chen Yi's heart tightened, and he loosened his finger from the trigger, giving up the opportunity.

The white evil spirit swung its hard limbs and stabbed at a figure holding an umbrella who emerged from a blind spot.

"People in the rain?" Chen Yi stared intently at their battle and asked in confusion.

Why are they fighting?

The person ambushed in the rain was torn to pieces without any chance to fight back, while the enhanced evil spirit lowered its head and began to feast.

Cannibalism? There's no time to think about it; this is the perfect window of opportunity.

"Bang—!" Chen Yi didn't let the opportunity slip by again and decisively held his breath and fired.

"Yi-kun?!" Mai Sakurajima cried out in panic from the bathroom after hearing the gunshot.

The scope clearly showed that the enhanced demon was hit in the left shoulder, twitched, and then quickly fled.

"boom!"

Unwilling to give up, Chen Yi fired again, hitting the man in the foot, causing him to slip and fall in the rain, breaking his leg.

After its leg was broken, the creature struggled to its feet. Chen Yi fired, this time hitting its head.

The white evil spirit thrashed about in the rain, struggled to its feet, and finally went limp and stopped moving.

"It's resolved." Chen Yi relaxed, turned around, and saw Sakurajima Mai hurriedly coming out of the bathroom after putting on a short-sleeved shirt.

The two looked at each other in silence.

"I'm sorry." Chen Yi turned back, pretending to look at the scenery.

"Commander, you're a perverted 00 maniac." Krueger retorted expressionlessly.

"Why didn't you remind me?" Chen Yi retorted.

"I need to observe whether that enhanced evil spirit is completely dead, so please don't make things difficult for me."

"..." Then I have nothing to say.

"It's raining so hard outside...aren't you going to come in first?" Mai Sakurajima's voice was muffled by shame.

"Aren't you going to change your clothes first?" Chen Yi felt a bit cold, so he backed into the living room, put the gun by the door, and closed the glass door.

Damn, I can actually see the reflection.

Realizing this, Chen Yi silently recited "Do not look at what is improper" and closed his eyes.

"You just got caught in the rain on the balcony... Why don't you go take a shower first? I can take my panties to the bedroom and continue drying them there..."

......

After wiping his body with a towel, Chen Yi returned to the living room and saw Sakurajima Mai, who was already dressed neatly.

The top was a simple white short-sleeved shirt with no embellishments, and the pants were loose-fitting denim. The overall look was neither revealing nor ill-fitting, but it looked beautiful on Mai Sakurajima.

Is this the 'boyfriend style'? Chen Yi pondered.

As for her underwear... because she didn't have any spares, Mai Sakurajima first washed them quickly in the washing machine, then spun them dry and dried them manually with a hairdryer, since there was no other way.

"Commander, don't forget to change the dressing," Kluge reminded him from the side.

"Oh right, this one got rained on."

Hopefully it won't get infected, Chen Yi slowly unwrapped the bandage.

"How did you get hurt?" Mai Sakurajima leaned closer, a faint fragrance emanating from her.

"The one on the right is from that major case, I don't know if you know about it, but this one..." Chen Yi looked at the bleeding wound on the left and fell into thought.

When did this happen?

"Commander, the time you were shot last time," Kroos reminded him.

"Oh, it was about ten days ago, the night before our school was locked down." Chen Yi suddenly realized, and the memory that his brain had deliberately blurred resurfaced.

"Your school? Soubu High School?" Mai Sakurajima suddenly asked.

"Miss Mai is also a student at Soubu High School?" Chen Yi poured the entire bottle of saline solution into his hand, watching the water, carrying some blood, flow into the basin.

"I'm a second-year high school student. I transferred to Chiba half a year ago, but I don't come to school often because of filming." Mai Sakurajima raised her hand and tucked her side hair behind her ear.

Soubu Koshin has become the origin of the universe. If you have time, go and look through the roster; you might even recognize some acquaintances.

Chen Yi mentally complained.

Adolescent Syndrome: Chapter 72 A Wave Hasn't Subsided Yet (Seeking First Subscriptions!)

It's impossible that I couldn't forget Mai's outfit after seeing it, to the point that I dreamed about her...

Chen Yi is a light sleeper and only has nightmares.

"Commander! That enhanced evil spirit isn't dead, it's trying to escape!" Kluge's anxious voice boomed in his mind, instantly waking Chen Yi up. He sat up abruptly from the tatami mat in the study.

Staggering a couple of steps, Chen Yi pushed open the door, grabbed his gun, and headed straight for the balcony.

The rain had subsided, and it was now late at night. The few places in the city that were still lit up looked like isolated islands, exuding loneliness and fear.

Chen Yi's eyes adjusted to the darkness, and he stared intently at the spot where the enhanced evil spirit had been lying. There was nothing there, not even the 'man in the rain' that had been torn to pieces earlier.

"This is troublesome..." Chen Yi put down the gun, which had been held up for a while, and his hand was getting a little sore.

"Kluis, it's already run away."

"..."

"Krooka?"

“I heard you, Commander.”

"No need to blame yourself. Instead, take this opportunity to think about the consequences of its escape and your plans for the future." Chen Yi returned to his study, turned on the desk lamp, and took out paper and pen to reason and think as always.

How come he didn't die after being shot in the head? Chen Yi was completely baffled.

"Yi-kun?" Mai Sakurajima was a light sleeper. Although she trusted Chen Yi the most, it was a biological instinct to remain vigilant while resting in an unfamiliar environment.

"Sorry to bother you, it's just a small matter." Chen Yi didn't look up, but the light from the desk lamp clearly illuminated his furrowed brows.

"What happened? If you can, I'd like to know." Mai Sakurajima persisted, asking stubbornly.

"...When you were taking a shower, do you remember? I fired a shot on the balcony." After thinking about it, she felt that telling the other person wouldn't hurt, and it would give them time to prepare mentally.

"I remember." Mai Sakurajima didn't ask at the time, but judging from Chen Yi's demeanor, she could guess roughly what had happened.

"I shot a fake human on the balcony back then... well, now it seems it was probably a fake death." Chen Yi rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

Hide at Hiratsuka-sensei's house like last time? Not to mention he's bringing someone with him, this guy even knows how to fake his death to escape, his IQ is probably exceptionally high. What if when they hide at Hiratsuka Shizuka's place, that guy consciously follows behind, wouldn't that implicate Hiratsuka-sensei?

Chen Yi crossed out the paper, rejecting the proposal.

"Does Yi-kun mean... we're being watched?" Sakurajima Mai's lips moved slightly as she uttered a guess that sent chills down her spine.

"Nine times out of ten," Chen Yi replied.

"So what should we do now? Are there any countermeasures? Can you hide at my house?" Mai Sakurajima forced herself to calm down and quickly came up with a plan.

"You can still go back to your own home? Didn't you say the security guards couldn't see you?" Chen Yi looked up.

"Maybe you can get in with my room key?" Mai Sakurajima wondered.

"I can't get into this apartment building even if I have a room key that isn't mine," Chen Yi said dismissively.

“That’s true, we can’t get in without the homeowner’s guarantee…” Mai Sakurajima said, distressed.

"Miss Mai, you should go to sleep first and get some rest. Just listen to me tomorrow morning." Chen Yi waved his hand, dismissing her.

"Well... goodnight?" Mai Sakurajima waved her hand.

"OK, good night."

"Is Yi-kun really an idiot? Do you think I can sleep in this situation?" Sakurajima Mai retorted irritably.

"..."